"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Eager for ( আগ্রহী ) He is eager for promotion in service.
  • Jump at ( আগ্রহ সহকারে গ্রহণ করা ) Do not jump at the offer.
  • Guess at ( অনুমান করা ) Can you guess at her age?
  • Rid of ( মুক্ত হওয়া ) Get rid of bad company.
  • Inferior to ( নিকৃষ্ট ; হীন ) He is inferior to his neighbour.

Idioms:

  • Beat black and blue ( প্রচন্ড প্রহার করা ; উত্তম-মধ্যম দেওয়া ) They beat the thief black and blue.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.
  • Hue and cry ( শোরগোল ) The villagers raised a hue and cry to see the thief.
  • feather ones nest ( কাজ গুছিয়ে নেওয়া )
  • Carry the day ( জয়লাভ করা ) Rajib, the best player of the school, carried the day in the annual sports.
  • the exact point ( কাঁটায়-কাঁটায় )